Since the first Stockton International Riverside Festival (SIRF) in August 1988, the party has grown in popularity to become one of Europe’s finest outdoor arts and street theatre festivals.

For four days each year, the streets and public places of Stockton, northeast England, are transformed into an arena for outstanding shows, from large-scale spectacular events to intimate experiences, wall-to-wall street theatre, circus, dance, music and pyrotechnics, all delivered by world-class artists and performers who respond to their environment and absorb and involve their audiences. Unpredictable, vibrant, spectacular, challenging, moving, beautiful, exotic and transformative – SIRF is one not to miss, so join the party!